ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the morphological effects of a low-protein diet during maternal lactation on the offspring's thoracic aorta. Methods: Two female Wistar rats were mated with male of the same species at 4 months of age. Until the birth of the pups, all animals received commercial rat chow. ...
Introdução: O câncer é uma das principais causas de morte no mundo, podendo ser motivado tanto por fatores externos como
internos. A recusa alimentar está frequentemente associada à desnutrição em pacientes oncológicos e, muitas vezes, à caquexia, levando
ao aumento da mortalidade. Objetivo: Ap...
Introducción: La desnutrición en niños hospitalizados es una causa frecuente de morbi mortalidad.
La prevalencia de desnutrición hospitalaria pediátrica en América Latina es del 11 % en promedio
(rango de 6 a 35 %). Objetivos: Evaluar la evolución nutricional de los niños menores de cinco
años d...
Venezuela ha pasado a ser un país asimétrico, con grandes desigualdades y la inseguridad alimentaria familiar constituye quizás el problema nutricional más importante. En 1996, se comenzó a implementar la “Agenda Venezuela”, la cual tiene un componente de protección social, que incluye 14 progr...
Abstract: This study aimed to assess whether weight, length, and conditional growth during the first year are associated with glycemia and insulin resistance among young adults. A non-concurrent longitudinal design was used in the study. This is a population-based cohort study, composed of people aged fr...
Abstract: In Mozambique old and new evils of body and spirit intertwine, thus allowing particular contours to modern life. Traditional diseases are reconfigured along the lines of a new thinking, and what Western medicine calls malnutrition is defined as xilala by the local traditional thinking. This stu...
ABSTRACT Background: Chronic liver disease is associated with malnutrition that negatively impacts a patient's health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Aim: To evaluate the short-term effect of whey protein supplementation on the HRQoL and nutritional and functional status of patients waiting for liv...
OBJECTIVES: Geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) might predict the all-cause mortality in patients with heart failure (HF). We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the correlation between GNRI and all-cause mortality in patients with HF. METHODS: We searched the PubMed, Medline, Cochrane Library, an...
